Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-08-12
BRIEFS.

School had Its picnic at the Big Spring
yesterday, and to-day The Reformed
School will go and do likewise at the
same place.
BY notice in another column it will be
seen that the Town Sergeant calls upon
the taxpayers of the corporation to pay
what they owe. 1t is no use to try to
get out of paying taxes, so you may as
well "pony up"
The Mayors proclamation In another
column calls for the cleaning up of
weeds and other nuisances from the
streets and alleys and the removal Of all
other nuisances. This order should be
cheerfully obeyed.
The farmers are busy threshing out
their wheat at present, but there is very
little encouragement for them to put
their wheat on the market at " cents a
bushel. AS far as can be seen there are
no indications of a raise in price.
Freckles, the Scientific american says,
in an answer to correspondents, cannot
be entirely banished, but a wash made
by dissolving three grains of borax in
five drachms each of rose water and
orange flower is said to be excellent for
them.
A match game of baseball was played
last Saturday between nine of boys
from Martinsburg and the club of this
place. At the end Of the fifth inning
the score stood IS to 0 in favor of the
Shepherdstown boys, and the Martins
burgers quit in disgust.
\ union celebration will be held at
Harper's Ferry on Wednesday, the 18th
instant. The programme says that never
perhaps since the days of Abraham
Lincoln was there an event presenting
itself with so much race pride and pa
triotism as that which will take place on
this occasion.
The large barn on the farm of Richard
Shroades, situated near Gerardstown,
Berkeley county, was burned last Satur-
day evening, together with 400 bushels
of heat, 80 tons of hay, wagons, farm
utensils and fine horse. The fire is
supposed to be the work of an incen-
diary. Only 5000 insurance.
Senator Charles j. Faulkner, of Mar
tinsburg, has consented to deliver the
address of welcome at the MOrgan'S
Grove Exhibition on the opening day,
September 18th. The list Of speakers
for the coming exhibition embraces
many men of note, and we have no doubt
they will attract large crowds.
Mr.. John w. Marshall showed us a
very curious hen egg on Tuesday. At
one end was attached string about an
inch in length, strong enough to bear
the weight of the egg. We understand
that Mr.. Marshall will make an effort
to cultivate this breed of hens, and will
eventually sell eggs with handles to
them.
A little son of Mr.. John d. Burkhart,
ST., Of Martinsburg, was playing in a
barn, where the men were unloading
hay few days ago. In some way the
little fellow caught hold of the rope at
tached to the hay fork. Before assist
anee could reach him, his hands were
drawn TO the fork and lacerated fright
fully.
Mr.. VIM. III. Byers has received
81 ,479 insurance money from the insur-
auce company at WATERFOWL, n. Y. to
cover the loss caused by the burning of
his barn and contents a couple OF weeks
ago. Mr.. Byers desires TO return his
sincere thanks to the neighbors who so
kindly rendered him aid during the
fire and since.
"Our New Navy" will be described
and illustrated in the September num-
Der of The american Magazine by Lieut..
w. 5. Hughes. U. 5. n. From the ac-
curate details given OF the capacity ana
pow, OF the new ships, the reader VIII
be enabled to Judge for himself how far
they may serve in solving the problem
of our naval defence.
a greater part Of the space to be de-
voted to advertising in the Morgan S
Grove Daily, to be published at Nor
gan's Grove Exhibition this year, has
already been taken up by those who re-
alize the advantage of advertising.
Those who desire space had better en-
gage it soon either at this office or by
seeing Mr.. Norman l.. Fisher. The
Daily will be distributed free.
Arrangements have been completed
for building rolling mill in Roanoke,
Va, and it is said that with this enter
prise in operation the Roanoke machine
works, the largest and most complete
in the South, will be able to compete
with any car or engine works in the
world. She has coal, iron ore and steel
right in her lap, and with Il rolling mill
she will be completely equipped.
What might have been Il serious &C
cident was fortunately averted on the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at kearneys-
Vile, a few days ago. AS fast freight
train was going West a large door Re-
came detached from car and fell d.
rectly in front OF the east bound freight
train. Josh Hamill, with great pres
ence of mind. removed it just in time to
save the train from being wrecked
Martinsbrg Statesman.
The cornerstone of the new Metho-